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A00686	A briefe conference betwixt mans frailtie and faith wherein is declared the true vse, and comfort of those blessings pronounced by Christ in the fifth of Matthew, that euery Christian man and woman ought to make and take hold of in their seuerall tentations and conflicts: laide downe in this plaine order of dialogue, to helpe, if it please God, the conceit and feeling of the simplest. By Geruase Babington.	Babington, Gervase, 1550-1610.	1584 (1584)	STC 1082; ESTC S108359	56,099	166

blessed and experience make vs mercifull then whensoeuer the Lorde giueth vs anie tast of woe he doeth but schoole vs vnto happinesse But I passe it ouer and now let vs consider what a verie monster and vglie beast in nature he is who hauing himselfe drunke of the beggers dish and tasted the smart of néedy want yet neuer the more is mooued in tender kindnesse to others when God hath made him able to helpe them but as brasse or yron turneth both hande and heart away when pitifull sutes are made vnto him for some comfort And then viewe we in like manner the force of sight in such examples as wee haue commended to vs in the scriptures When Pharaohs daughter sawe little Moses in the basket she pitied it when Iesus sawe the multitude he had compassion on them and healed all their sicke when hée sawe their want of teachers he pitied them when he saw the woman wéepe whose sonne was dead he pitied her when the Samaritan saw the wounded man he pitied him when the Lorde sawe his debter fall downe he forgaue him all and hée that séeth his brother want and turneth his face awaie O howe is the loue of God in him with a number such So that sight I say aboue either hearing or manie other meanes is a vehement worker of this vertue in vs if wée be the Lordes and of this vertue not in part but in whole for if you marke the examples againe you shall neither sée pitie without helpe nor helpe without entire compassion in them but both together the one folowing euer after and vpon the other which if it be so then shoulde wée take a view of our selues occasioned by this doctrine and diligently weigh what either sight of other mens woes or hearing or anie other meanes worketh in vs and if we find a fiintie heart within vs whatsoeuer we sée or heare iudge then betimes what will be our case at one time or other when blessed shall be the mercifull Surely we shall finde what the Lorde hath spoken that iudgement without mercie shall be vnto vs because wée haue shewed no mercie And if we finde the contrarie as greatly may it ioie vs againe on the other side But I forget my selfe in following this discourse too farre and therefore here will I cutte it off once againe desiring you neither in this vertue nor others euer so much to regarde what the worlde doeth thinke as what the God of heauen that made the worlde doeth iudge For if you doe you shall neuer whilest you liue kéepe a straight course in any good The Lord saieth the mercifull man shall be blessed therefore shame vnto the face that once auoucheth it that mercy maketh miserable The Lorde accepteth it let the worlde neglect it the Lorde rewardeth it let a senselesse worldling be neuer so vngratefull and what the Lorde rewardeth it can neuer make a man worse if he vse it therefore be mercifull What should I saie Certainely Frailtie till God become false till his blessings become cursings his promises vnprofitable and his rewardes not worth hauing the féeling heart and the helping hand head tongue or anie member gift or abilitie in vs can neuer impouerish vs beyond our good as you plainely sée and therefore your temptation is answeared and your weaknesse strengthened if the Lorde graunt you féeling and vse of his word which I trust he will and beséech him that he may Strength against Dissimulation the sixt temptation YOur next temptation ariseth by dissimulation and a mighty motion you finde to do as the world doth But Frailtie would you leaue to thinke gaine to be godlinesse and beginne to thinke onelie godlinesse to be gaine as the Apostle teacheth and a little to weigh with your selfe what in euerie age euerie honest man and woman hath thought of this beastly vice were it neuer so generall surely you woulde finde strength against it in your selfe and a maruellous hatred kindled in your heart of it I beléeue verily For there is nothing that pulleth any bodie into this Metamorphosis of nature but a carelesse contempt of al opinions of vs so wée may flourish and get our desire of this cursed worlde Which I must say againe is a beastly vice in man or woman because it so maketh them that vse it this being euer the propertie of a man to preferre honestie before all vtilitie Nowe if you aske what hath béen thought I am able to shew you euen vnder one sight both God and man against it and man not onely Christian but heathen such as beside the light of nature had no direction by the Lorde For Wo vnto them saith the Lorde that seeke deepe to hide their counsels from me That is that carie more shew than trueth as they doe which are outwardely religious and inwardly most prophane contemners of the same Helpe Lord saieth the Prophet Dauid for it is high time there is not one godlie man left but the faithfull are minished from the children of men they talke of vanitie euery man with his neighbour they doe but flatter with their lips and dissemble with their double heart And then in the detestation of so vile a thing the spirite of the Prophet breaketh out into a curse and the Lord roote out saith he such deceitfull lips Which certainely is a spéech that shoulde pierce vs déepe when wée consider and thinke of it The Apostle Peter also crieth vnto all that feare God Laie aside al maliciousnesse and al guile and all dissimulation enuie and all euill speaking opposing these to the sincers milke of the worde of GOD which al men ought to desire that they may growe thereby as things that cannot agrée and dwell together in any man And if we marke examples was it not I praie you a horrible thing for Simeon and Leuie to pretende such friendshippe to the Sichemites and to harbour secretely so bloudie conceites Did not the soule of their godlie father Iacob detest both such men and such dealings Was it not vile and vnséeming either for a king or an honest man to dissemble such liking of Dauid as that hée woulde giue him his daughter to wife and yet meane nothing therby in truth but to snare him and to worke his certaine ouerthrowe by it Such loue come to them that long for it and such fathers in lawe God kéepe vs euer from may we thinke and say if we marke it Was it not a detestable nature in Cain vnder a brothers face to dissemble a murthering heart and minde Can you abide but euen to thinke of that cursed Courtier Ioabs spéech Art thou in health my brother Amasa and leaning forwarde to kisse him secretely to stabbe him with his dagger that he died presētly These are the effects of this cruell vice these are the fruites of such vnnaturall men as haue caried faces vnder an hood moe than they would shew which assuredly the Lorde hath caused to be

heare the Lorde I say that neuer lied Blessed are the pure in hart for they shal see God you heare his seruant Dauid againe Blessed is that man in whose spirit there is no guile no guile I say againe and the Lord giue vs strength Against discouragement from peacemaking the seuenth temptation YOur next complaint is of slackenesse that créepeth vpon you daily more and more in laboring to pacifie disagréeing neighbors against which your conscience crieth and indéede with cause for it is a great offence hatefull to God and hurtfull to the common wealth in generall and to manie a man in seuerall But in the name of God Frailtie strengthen your selfe by an earnest consideration of the great excellencie of that Christian vertue of peace and vnitie and fix not your eie so much vppon the acceptaunce of men that haue euer had their corruptions and euer wil. The vertue you shall finde in verie high degrée commended vnto men by the holy scriptures of God in many places and by manie arguments but I will referre the noting and naming of them to your owne diligence and content my selfe in a short spéech with a verie fewe Beginning first with that notable Psalme of the Prophet Dauid wholie spent in this matter Where the first argument is this That which is good ought euer greatly to be regarded and maintained amongst men but much more if it both be good pleasant too for these both do not euer concurre together But such a thing is peace and loue amongest men For beholde howe good and pleasant a thing it is brethren to dwell together in vnitie behold I say and euen marke it earnestly Therefore it ought to be regarded and maintened euer to the vttermost of our powers amongst vs. His second argument is this that which casteth a comfort from it like the precious ointment that was appointed for the priests of the Lorde Aaron and his successors and euen such a comfort as that ointment hath when it is not sparingly dropped but euen plentifully powred and so plentifully as that it runneth down euen from the top of the head to the skirts of his clothing that is a notable thing amongst men and by all meanes to be retained and sought but this is peace and vnitie loue and agréement amongst them Therefore to be regarded and maintained greatly His third argumēt is this That which being had is to men as the dew descending from the mountains to y e ground and being wanting is as the want of moisture to the earth that is thrice néedefull gainefull and good to men but such is vnitie peace and loue euen like the dew of Hermon that fell vpon the hill of Sion Therefore to be regarded and maintained greatly His last and not his least argument wherewith hée endeth both this matter and that Psalme withall is this That which pulleth vppon men euen all the temporall blessings of God and life for euermore that is a thousand times profitable both to them and theirs but such saith the prophet is peace and vnitie loue and agréement amongst men therefore to be regarded and maintained greatly Thus you sée one mans iudgement and that such a mans as had abundance of Gods most blessed spirite to direct his heart to thinke and penne to write and as in trueth was euerie waie then renowmed and now remaineth by the Lord himselfe in high degrée aboue others commended to vs. Unto whome if you adde some other Scriptures you shall more peraduenture be cōfirmed with diuersitie though this indéede were sufficient Consider therefore also those often repetitions of Christ in the gospell My peace I giue to you my peace I leaue with you loue one an other for this is my commandement that you loue one an other as I haue loued you and hereby shall men know that you are my disciples if you loue one an other yea a new commandement I giue you that you loue one an other Woulde euer the Lorde Jesus haue thus gone ouer and ouer it againe and iterated charge vpon charge in this order if it had not béen a most excellent vertue in euerie countrey towne and house loue and agréement Marke againe that most earnest exhortation of the Apostle Paule vnto the same in his epistle to the Ephesians desiring them in his bondes for the Lordes cause that they would support one an other thorowe loue indeuoring to keepe the vnitie of the spirite in the bonde of peace And why For there is one bodie and one spirite one hope of calling one Lorde one faith one baptisme one God and father of all c. A most vehement and vrging reason if I should folowe it and laie it plainer open And marke a multitude of other places to the same conclusion which assuredly the Lorde would neuer haue vttered but that the price of peace vnitie and loue is verie precious in his eyes and to all estates a most soueraigne good in the worlde Sée also howe sensiblie thinges in nature carie vs to this consideration For by experience we finde it that if the heauens agrée to moysten the earth and the earth being moystened to giue her increase we are all the better for their vnitie and if they should but euen a litle while either of them denie his office quickly and greatly should we féele the smart of it also Therefore iudge by this the fruite of good agréement Againe if the humors in mens bodies be at an agréement not one aboue an other but verie equally as is best proportioned and mixed all the whole bodie is comfortable prospereth and doth well but if once any one aboundeth or wanteth and their swéete harmonie is broken then by and by the whole bodie féeleth it and if a reconciliation be not made with conuenient spéede it perisheth Therefore iudge by this the fruit of good agréement Againe if the members of the bodie well agrée to doe their seuerall duties all is well but if either eye denie to guide foote to goe hande to reach stomacke to digest or so foorth streight the whole bodie falleth to hurt And therefore sée by this the fruite of good agréement Last of all euen in musicall instrumentes marke how well we like the noyse so long as euerie string doth kéepe his iust proportion how presently we stop our eares from hearing if any one be out of tune twitched vp too high or let downe too lowe and all the musicke is marred All which and manie moe in nature sounde vnto vs and as they can deliuer it out that great is the fruite comfort and good of peace and loue amongst men and as great the euill as odious the sight if any one member in his own vaine conceite be twitched ouer high or negligently slacked ouer much whereby that fit proportion is not kept that euer soundeth sémeth swéet For then will followe assuredly ere the time bee long the proofe of Christ his spéeche A

one truth may glorify thée in the true and constant profession of the same all the daies of our life Comfort O Christ thy afflicted members wheresoeuer or howsoeuer troubled and graunt vs peace if it be thy pleasure in our daies Finally because the night is now vpon vs and we readie to take our rest let the bed O Lord strike into our hearts that the graue is almost readie for vs. Which of vs can tell whether these eies of ours once closed vp shall euer open anie more againe or no Lorde therefore receiue vs into thy handes wée all here nowe commend our selues bodie and soul we bequeath vnto thée kéepe vs this night and euermore ready for thée when thou shalt call for vs. Heare vs O Lorde O God and father mercifull in these our petitions for thy sonne Christ Jesus sake our Sauiour in whose name we al together beg these mercies saying O Our father which arte in heauen halowed be thy name thy kingdom come thy will be doone in earth as it is in heauē giue vs this day our daily bread and forgiue vs our trespasses as we forgiue them that trespasse against vs and leade vs not into temptation but deliuer vs from euill Amen Let thy mightie hand and outstretched arme be still our defence thy mercie and louing kindnes in Jesus Christ our saluation thy true and holie word our instruction thy grace and holy spirite our comfort and consolation vnto the end and in the end The Lorde blesse vs and saue vs the Lorde make his face to shine vpon vs and be mercifull vnto vs. The Lorde turne his fauourable countenance towarde vs and sende vs euer his peace Amen The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ the loue of God the Father the most comfortable felowshippe of the holie Ghost be with vs all blesse vs and kéepe vs this night and for euermore AMEN Iob. 3. Syrach 13. 16. Luke 6 20. Non magnum est sua sed se relinquere Exo. 22. 25. Deu 15. 10. Iob 26 15. Psal 9. 9. verse 12. verse 18. Psal 10. 17. Psal 21. 24. Psal 107. 22. Prouerb 28. 6. 22. Esay 25. 4. 66. 2. Luke 4. 18. Matth. 11. Luke 4. Iames 2. 5. Ruth 1. Kings 17. 2 Kings 4. Tobias 4 21. 1. Tim. 4. 6. Gen. 4. 5. verse 11. 12. 1. Sam. last 2. Sam. 17. 23 Acts. 1. Psal 6. 6. Rom. 15. 4. Luke 19. Rom. 9. Psalm 74. 9. Mich. 7. 2. Micheas 7. 2. Luke 6. Numb 11. 12. Ierem. 15. 10. Ierem. 20. 7. 1. Sam. 3. Luke 1. 38. 2. Timot. 2. 25. Psal 25. 9. Galat. 5. Math. 11. 29. That we hurt our selues also in earth by heat of affections Chap. 5. 1. Cor. 4. 11. 2. Cor. 11. Mat. 13 38. Verse 5. 37. 25. 112. 5. 31. 20. Prou. 11. 26. Mich. 6. 6. Colos 3. 12. Note Luke 6. Math. 18. Marke 6. Luke 10. Matth. 6. Matth. 3. 1. Cor. 11. 29. Rom. 12. Cor. 15. Howe mercifulnesse is wrought in men Experience Heb. 2. 17. 4. 15. Sight a worker of mercifulnesse Exod 2. Matth. 14. Marke 6. Luke 7. Luke 10. Luke 18. Iames 2. 13. Scripture against it Esay 2● Psalme 12. 1. Pet. 2. 1. ● Sam. 18. 21. ● Sam. 20. 16. Psalme 34. Psalme 32. Psalme 15. Fathers against it Simplices qua si sine plicatione Anselm in Rom. 9. Lib. 1. Ad Caelant Heathen against it Cic. Offic. 2. Syrac 8. 19. 13. 9. De Sacerdotio lib. 1. Scriptures teach vnitie Psalm 133. 1. 2. 3. 4. Iohn 34. Ephes 4. 1. Thinges in nature teach vnitie Hose 2. 22. Deuter. 28. 32. 1. Tim. 5. 23. Actes 14. Apoc. 4. Psalme 119. Psalme 27.